Bottle cap and ticket holder



July 16, 1929. T o, MEADORS l.7 21,l85

BOTTLE CAP AND TICKET HOLDER Filed, Jan. 10, 1928 I I nvenlor I Tho/ms .Maams BW A for ne y Patented July 16, 1929.

1 UNIT sr-s THOMAS o. MEADORS,

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on SPOKANE, WASHING-TON; ASSIGNOR on o'N E-H A'LF To Lnolvf BOTTLE CAP AND TICKET HOLDER.

Application filed January 10, 1928. Serial No. 245,698.

My present invention relates to an improved bottle cap and ticket holder which while adapted for use with various types of bottles and jars and for many different purposes, is especially designed for use with the standard milk bottles. The primary object of the invention is the provision of a cap of this character that may readily be attached to or detached from the milk bottle and which is provided with means for receiving a ticket or other identifying or advertising missive. Thus the cap is designed to fit over the top of an empty milk bottle and a price ticket may be attached to the cap for the milk-man. hen delivering milk the milk-man removes the cap from the empty bottle and the price ticket from the cap and then places thecap over the head of the full bottle of milk which he substitutes for the empty bottle. The cap thus protects the bottle of milk against intrusion by cats, dogs, or other animals and the bottle, of course, is kept in a sanitary condition.

The bottle cap preferably is fashioned of metal such as aluminum and is provided with resilient means whereby it may be snapped,

into'position over the head of the milk bottle, and with equal facility maybe detached therefrom.

The invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangen'ients of parts as will hereinafter be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompaying drawings I have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention wherein the parts are combined and arranged according to the best mode I have so far devised for the practical application of the principles of my invention. a

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a portion of the top of a milk bottle with the bottle cap of my invention attached thereto and a price ticket retained on the cap.

Fig. 2 is a sectional detail view as at line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view as at line' 33 of Figure 1.

In order that the general arrangement and relation of parts may readily be understood I have shown a portion of a milk bottle as B having the usual bead end around its neck and the annular seat S for the usual pasteboard disk, not shown, that is provided for milk bottles.

The cap 1 is ofcircular shape and fashioned of metal such as aluminum, that will not rust, and which may readily be cleansed, and the cap is PI'OVlClSdWVlth an annular flange 2 which conforms to the contour of the head end of the bottle, and thus snugly over said bead as indicated in Fig. 2. The cap is fashioned at diametrically opposite points with snap springs 3, 3 which are fashioned in the form of integral flanges and adapted to snap over the edge of the bead end of the bottle. The cap is shown in the drawings in place on the bead to cover the bottle and the spring plates or snap springs 13, 3 are shown as snapped over the edge of the bead end. To remove the cap it is only necessary to slip the finger or thumb under one of the snap springs 3 and pull the cap from the bottle.

A. price ticket T shown in the drawing and this is retained on the top of the cap as shown-inFig. 1. A retaining clip is fashioned integrally with the cap for holding thev price ticket and this clip 4 is formed by bending the metal at 5 at the lower edge of the flange 2, and the freeiend'of the clip is bent or provided with a reverse curve 6. Thus "the clip turns up and over a portion of the cap and the curved free end 6 is held by the resiliency of the metal against the top face of the cap 1. Thus when the ticket T, indicating that one pint of milk is desired, is to be put-in position it is slipped between the curved free end of the retaining clip and the upper face of the cap and they are retained by friction.

In some instances the milk may be paidf for with a coin C and for this purpose I "provide a depression 7 in the metal cap 1 to receive the coin and prevents its displacement. The coin when placed in the'depression orpocket-Z will indicate to the milkman the quantity 'of milk desired or the coins may be used to purchase tickets from the milk-man.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and" desired to secure by Letters Patent is: p I

1. The combination with a cap l'including a circular metal disk having an annular flange adapted to fit over the bead of a bottle, of integral spring plates on said flange adapted to snap undersaid bead, and a spring clip fashionedintegral with said flange and comprising an arm bent over the head of the bottle and provided with an upthe flange for attachment to the bottle, and a I ardly curved free end. 7 V resilient retaining clip 011 the flange project- 2. A bottle cap comprising a circular ing over the cap for coaiction with the upper 10 metal disk having a coin-receiving depresface of the disk to receive and retain a. ticket. sion in its upper faiee, an annular flange on In testimony whereof I alfix my signature. said disk adapted to fit over the neck-bead of a bottle, resilient plates projecting below i THOMAS O. MEADORS. 

